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Chinese symbol for “scraps”

零碎
líng suì
scattered and fragmentary; scraps; odds and ends

The closest CC-CEDICT match for scraps is 零碎 (líng suì), defined as: scattered and fragmentary; scraps; odds and ends.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

零 líng
zero; fragment, fraction
radical 173 ⾬ · 13 strokes
碎 suì
to break, to smash; broken, busted
radical 112 ⽯ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “scraps”

WordPinyinMeaning
下脚料 (下腳料)xià jiǎo liàoremnants of material from an industrial process; offcut
料头 (料頭)liào tóuremainder of cloth; scraps
末屑mò xièbits; scraps

Related words

Other words that share a character with 零碎.

WordPinyinMeaning
零售líng shòuto retail; to sell in small quantities
零件líng jiànpart; component
零部件líng bù jiànspare part; component
零星líng xīngfragmentary; piecemeal; in bits and pieces; sporadic; scattered
零食líng shísnack; nibbles
零钱 (零錢)líng qiánchange (of money); small change
碎片suì piànchip; fragment; splinter; tatter
粉碎fěn suìto crush; to smash; to shatter

See also: Japanese symbol for “scraps”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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